Waking up with only ten minutes to spare, I woke my roommate up, threw on my clothes, grabbed all of my bags, and ran to the taxi going to the train station. The program took us on the bullet train going 300kg per hour instead of the sleeper train to Shanghai (thank God!). Once we all arrived in the Hunan province, next was a two hour bus ride to Anyang where the trip was mainly held. But not before going on a four hour hike which nearly killed us!
The hike up the mountains were definitely not safe because of the height and long drop down. Plus it was hailing. I’m just glad everyone made it out alive. On the top of the mountain, I learned how to handmake baskets. Despite my fingers almost falling off, it was a very memorable experience.
Haha the guesthouse~~ Well it wasn’t what I expected. The food dishes the owners served were excellent and the locals were very nice. But the horror struck once we entered our rooms. Before I could even open my door, I hear screaming and someone literally getting sick. So I finally enter the room and got hit with the worst odor in my life. In addition, there was no heat for the entire night. Alas, I put a smile on my face and got over it to enjoy my time.
For the rest of the trip we did a six hour hike, bonded over a bonfire, rapelled down a mountain, and took a cave boat ride! I must sat, that was the funnest getaway from the city ever!!
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| First day in the farmland |
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| Making dumplings and bonding over the bonfire (our only source of heat) |
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| Half way through the six hour hike. Lunch time! We had the Chinese version of KFC. |
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| Rainy day learning how to weave baskets |
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| High Speed Bullet Train |
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| Knocked OUT! |
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| ALIVE! |
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| We all fit through that crack in the mountain |
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| We repelled down that! |
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| Photo up with some curious strangers |
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| The slide down the mountain |
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| Boat ride through the cave |
